John Fitzgerald (California)
John Fitzgerald (Republican Party) ran for election to theU.S. House to representCalifornia's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the general election onNovember 6, 2018.
Fitzgerald was a 2012Democratic candidate who sought election to theU.S. House to representthe 11th Congressional District ofCalifornia.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 11
IncumbentMark DeSaulnier defeatedJohn Fitzgerald in the general election for U.S. House California District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark DeSaulnier (D) | 74.1 | 204,369 |
 | John Fitzgerald (R) | 25.9 | 71,312 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 275,681 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 11
IncumbentMark DeSaulnier andJohn Fitzgerald defeatedDennis Lytton andChris Wood in the primary for U.S. House California District 11 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark DeSaulnier (D) | 68.3 | 107,115 |
| ✔ | | John Fitzgerald (R) | 23.1 | 36,279 |
 | Dennis Lytton (D) | 5.5 | 8,695 | |
| Chris Wood (Independent) | 3.1 | 4,789 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 156,878 | ||
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2012
Fitzgerald ran in the2012 election for theU.S. House to representCalifornia's11th District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[1][2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 George Miller (D)Incumbent | 58.5% | 76,163 |
| Virginia Fuller (R) | 31% | 40,333 |
| John Fitzgerald (D) | 7% | 9,092 |
| Cheryl Sudduth (D) | 3.6% | 4,635 |
| Total Votes | 130,223 | |
Noteworthy events
California candidate John Fitzerald called the Jewish Holocaust a lie.[3] During an edition of the podcastThe Realist Report aired on June 23, 2018, Fitzgerald said he was dedicated to "exposing the truth about the Holocaust and how it's an absolute fabricated lie," according toMetro US.[3] The host of the podcast, John Friend, is reportedly a neo-Nazi.[4] On June 28, Fitzgerald appeared onThe Andrew Carrington Hitchcock Show—whose host is also considered to be anti-Semitic—where he said “I’ve really gone on an extreme journey from the standard material that everybody believed to what is considered a very taboo subject, taking on the entire Holocaust narrative and realizing that everything we’ve been told about the Holocaust is a lie. So my entire campaign, for the most part, is about exposing this lie.”[4] On May 29, 2018, the California Republican Party and the Republican Jewish Coalition issued a joint statement condemning Fitzgerald and his run for U.S. Congress, urging voters to reject his campaign.[5]
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 11th Congressional District election, 2018
- California's 11th Congressional District
- California's 11th Congressional District elections, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012(dead link)
- ↑3.03.1Metro, "California Congressional candidate says the Holocaust was a 'lie'," July 5, 2018
- ↑4.04.1Media Matters for America, "A GOP congressional candidate in California has been appearing on neo-Nazi podcasts," July 3, 2018
- ↑Republican Jewish Coalition, "RJC, CA GOP Joint Statement on CA-11," accessed July 6, 2018
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